Wisteria Light Soft Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #59573a |
| Complementary Color | #c5c3a6 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Wisteria Light Soft Blue Color. The Iced Lavender color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sweet William (#8892c1) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5c3a6 is the best complementary color to Wisteria Light Soft Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6a8c5 complementary color is Coral Reef, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cadet Blue are #a6b7c5 and #b3a6c5. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a8c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadet Blue and London Hue colors as they work well with Wisteria Light Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Wisteria Light Soft Blue palette consists of #b7c5a6 and #c5b3a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c3a6). Try Rainee and Bison Hide colors in combination with #a6a8c5, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a6a8c5 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wisteria Light Soft Blue. Thus Spring Rain and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wisteria Light Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lily, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a8c5 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wisteria Light Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c5c3a6) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opal – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5a6a7 and #a6c5c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6a8c5 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Wisteria Light Soft Blue has a hue angle of 236.13°, a saturation of 21.09% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a8c5 is made of 12.15% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #a6a8c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,168,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.15, 11.37, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(236.13,21.09%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.13,15.74%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.5716,5.2463,-15.029) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8066,40.1435,58.4738) |